Calendar

Texas A&M Campus (1883)

We follow the construction spend rate of the US education industry; using the US Census Bureau Construction Spending figures released the first day of every month.  We encourage our colleagues in the education facilities industry to respond to Census Bureau-retained data gathering contractors in order to contribute to the accuracy of the report.

We review the proposals and the timetable set by the IEEE Standards Association for the 2020 revision to the National Electrical Safety Code.  Use the login credentials at the upper right of our homepage.

Monthly review of safety and sustainability advocacy action among education industry trade associations.

https://standardsmichigan.com/trade-associations-for-the-us-education-industry/

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Louis entering Kallimarmaron at the 1896 Athens Olympics

An overview of public commenting opportunities on proposed standards for sports and recreation equipment and athletic facilities.   Send email to bella@standardsmichigan.com for access to the agenda.

Monthly walk-through of codes and standards revisions that are incorporated by reference in state and local regulations, into education facility design guidelines and construction contracts.  Use the login credentials at the top right of our home page.

Famous People Discussing the Divine Comedy with Dante

Monthly walk-through of consensus products developed for labor markets generally; and units within the education facility industry specifically.   For an advance agenda send a request to bella@stanardsmichigan.com.   Use the credentials at the upper right of our home page to log in.

Many research universities have large medical research and clinical delivery enterprises that provide significant revenue.   Every month we run through public commenting opportunities for consensus documents that set the standard of care for the facilities and technologies in these enterprises.

Monthly walk through the status of consensus documents that set the standard of care for interior furnishing specification and maintenance.

Monthly walk-through the status of consensus documents that set the standard of care for the safety and sustainability of the campus outdoor environment.

Sketches for Boadacre City project from Frank L. Wright.

Monthly walk-through of all proposals for International Code Council consensus documents affecting the safety and sustainability agenda of the US education facility industry.

Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park Laboratory

Monthly walk-through of public commenting opportunities on electrical power, telecommunication, information and communication technology standards.  Coincides with the day of two IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee teleconferences at 15:00 Central European time and 3:00 PM Eastern time in the Americas.

University of Wisconsin

Overview of transportation standards relevant to large research university campuses — from micro-mobility to parking.  Send bella@standardsmichigan.com an email requesting an agenda.

University of Calcutta

Status check on standards action that guide laboratory safety and sustainability in all building disciplines.    There are about ten standards developers in this space and they do not all move in a coordinated manner among themselves; much less from state-to-state.  Anyone is welcomed to join this teleconference with the login information below.  For an agenda, please join our mailing list.

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Travels of Marco Polo

An update on our collaboration with other like-minded units in the education industry in the US and other nations.  In most cases we conform to participation requirements set by ANSI US Technical Advisory Groups but we also have liaison with other universities in the European Union — particularly in The United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Italy — who conform to the participation requirements of their own national standards bodies.  Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.  Because a great deal of content is copyright protected by the ISO, IEC and the ITU, please contact bella@standardsmichigan.com for an advance agenda.

ISO, IEC, and ITU October Listings of Work Items Published

Sketches for Boadacre City project from Frank L. Wright.

Monthly walk-through of all proposals for International Code Council consensus documents affecting the safety and sustainability agenda of the US education facility industry.

“The Great Fire of London” | Artist Unknown (4 September 1666)

Monthly review of the ever-expanding constellation of risk management standards open for public comment; or ahead of prospective comment periods.

Monthly review of all consensus, consortia and open source codes, standards and regulations regarding energy production and conservation relevant to the education facility industry.   Send bella@standardsmichigan.com an email for an advance agenda.

“Reading Boy” | Eastman Johnson (1863)

Monthly review of all consensus, consortia and open source codes, standards and regulations the set the standard of care for security of education facilities.   We group them with fire protection standards because most of the compliance and enforcement expertise originates with fire safety expertise.  Send bella@standardsmichigan.com an email for an advance agenda.

A walk through the status of the various consensus documents that set the standard of care for safety and sustainability in performance art and special event facilities.  Advance agenda to our subscribers.  Send bella@standardsmichigan.com a request for access.

Monthly walk through redlines of consensus standards open for public comment and proposal preparation.   Use the login credentials at the upper right of our homepage.  For an advance agenda send bella@standardsmichigan.com an email.

Today we provide an overview of the titles, scopes, revision cycles and public commenting opportunities on leading practice documents presented by accredited consensus standards developers, trade associations and government agencies involved in the finance of the US education industry.  Use the login credentials at the top right of our home page.  For an draft agenda, send a request to bella@standardsmichigan.com

116th Congress

Today we walk-through of consensus, open-source and consortia codes and standards incorporated by reference into federal and state regulations of the education industry; including #StandardsState.  Send a request to bella@standardsmichigan.com for an advance agenda.